tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post7930408375656960433..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Meditative EatingK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-19402599882861476902015-10-11T01:44:04.349-04:002015-10-11T01:44:04.349-04:00Oh grump! This comment got all under-edited becaus...Oh grump! This comment got all under-edited because Blogger doesn't like my browser. I am usually more coherent than this. And concise! I'd cut out that third paragraph at some point. Sigh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-53184165219792861492015-10-07T23:34:02.445-04:002015-10-07T23:34:02.445-04:00You’re writing about things that have been very mu...You’re writing about things that have been very much on my mind. I really enjoy how sometimes things you take on spark ideas for me, and I’ve thus far found your online influence on me to be very positive. Thanks! <br />Your last cleanse got me thinking again crafting a cleanse/habit change for myself more consciously and less by following the paper that was shared with me years ago. What I came up with has been working so well for me (and my husband, which is a serious coup), that we’ve blown past our 4-week original goal and plan to continue indefinitely. <br />The main thing we’re doing is avoiding is refined sugar and all the processed foods that go when you pitch that. The amazing bit is that it’s really broken the food = dopamine hit cycle for me, and I’m liking that. Even though we’ll still have pizza on a Saturday night, it doesn’t call me to overeat as it once did. What’s really amazing is that while I’m counting calories for weight loss <br />I could go on , but suffice it to say that I’m with you. This is the time of year when I usually start getting depressed and tend to get sick, and I also chose to take that bull by the horns this year and step up self care so I’m as well equipped to stay healthy as possible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-72444707091459845702015-10-07T15:17:42.845-04:002015-10-07T15:17:42.845-04:00I'm intrigued too. I've got fingers cross...I'm intrigued too. I've got fingers crossed and a flu jab booked for next week. I'm also going to try and get a pertussis jab too. The move has been postponed for a wee while (see today's blog post) so I'm planning on chillin', eating well, and hopefully staying healthy! xEvie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838980250700215736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-60400084328187360302015-10-06T19:51:28.742-04:002015-10-06T19:51:28.742-04:00Evie! How are you! I'm so intrigued to see how...Evie! How are you! I'm so intrigued to see how this winter goes for you with these changes (and to see how my changes might impact me :-) Moving house in the fall is a bitch. But then, isn't it always a bitch??K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-49504562196684382692015-10-06T19:49:52.584-04:002015-10-06T19:49:52.584-04:00I know! FWIW, I'm most miserable (mindset wise...I know! FWIW, I'm most miserable (mindset wise) in Feb. K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-71761556878484287422015-10-06T19:49:15.707-04:002015-10-06T19:49:15.707-04:00I used to hate it also! But I'm trying to get ...I used to hate it also! But I'm trying to get with it. I'm pretending I'm a bear! You are so right about how we err on the side of constancy. The artificiality of it takes a toll.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-45982669991113204632015-10-06T19:46:44.138-04:002015-10-06T19:46:44.138-04:00It's amazing that mere proximity could result ...It's amazing that mere proximity could result in the loss of 26 pounds. When and if you feel ready, Barb, you can eliminate just a couple of things - or even just one at a time to see the impact. Super reasonable. I suggest you start with gluten. Seems a lot of people are especially reactive to it. But you know yourself best!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-8202980135550456312015-10-06T14:30:13.872-04:002015-10-06T14:30:13.872-04:00As always your health posts really resonate with m...As always your health posts really resonate with me. After several years of recurrent and increasingly severe chest infections every autumn/winter, this year I removed gluten, sugar and nearly all dairy from my diet. Apart from having significantly more energy I've passed the date where normally I start falling sick. This despite the last month being a complete festival of gluten sugar and processed foods, completely due to lack of time available to even think about cooking. I'm back on track now and feeling hopeful that whilst I might not completely avoid a chest infection this year, it's severity and staying power might be reduced. <br />Here's to wellness!Evie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838980250700215736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-19148505314697034562015-10-06T10:11:17.497-04:002015-10-06T10:11:17.497-04:00It's interesting how our bodies have their own...It's interesting how our bodies have their own annual cycles; for me February is the bad time.birdmommynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-22992821139466407142015-10-05T23:02:10.399-04:002015-10-05T23:02:10.399-04:00My cycle enforces a rhythm of deep rest on me ever...My cycle enforces a rhythm of deep rest on me every month. I don't like it, don't like that time of feeling drained and useless and hungry... but as I come out of it, I appreciate it for the deep rest my body gets. <br /><br />Humans were made for cyclic change, in cycles great or small. I think we err in our modern world of eternal light and eternal moderate work, and it harms us.<br /><br />Good on you for honoring the season's change and doing what your body needs to cope. <br /><br />Me? I usually crave Vit A veggies around now, squash and carrots and yams. Anything orange. But we don't have the winters you do. Hey, we barely have winter. So it must be something to do with my body, not the weather.Hearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755578765945858847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-15215753547117111452015-10-05T22:07:41.568-04:002015-10-05T22:07:41.568-04:00My canker sores were triggered by citrus -mainly o...My canker sores were triggered by citrus -mainly oranges. If I watch my consumption, I can control them. Sugar is a big problem. The more I eat, the more I want. I have lost 26 lbs since retiring. My office was beside a Starbucks and I had a hard time with the goodies , especially during times of stress. I will probably never give up coffee, but try to limit to two small ones a day. I have cut back on portion size, except for veggies. I have lots of aches and pains these days, so maybe I should try eliminating some of the foods that can cause inflammation..... great post.<br />Barbbbarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399421440007975826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-42422022299676889452015-10-05T22:07:20.106-04:002015-10-05T22:07:20.106-04:00A friend at work does IF and he loves it. I don&#...A friend at work does IF and he loves it. I don't know that my blood sugar could handle it. It's shocking how quickly, without food, I start to lose it. But maybe if I were eating well all the time, it would work for me. I know it's touted for improving the immune system. <br /><br />The awareness one can develop, just by changing eating habits for a couple of weeks (not to "diet", of course, but to experience food differently) is strangely notable. I'm making connections that I will maintain because they now make sense to my body-mind. When I used to do try cleanse-eating in my youth, I couldn't focus for long enough to actually understand what I was feeling or trying to achieve by eating differently. Yet another plug for the virtues of middle age!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-30450857105268133562015-10-05T21:58:24.114-04:002015-10-05T21:58:24.114-04:00I remember that phase! Eat it in good health :-)I remember that phase! Eat it in good health :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-20843771628405703862015-10-05T21:57:37.252-04:002015-10-05T21:57:37.252-04:00It's so true! I could go a week without eating...It's so true! I could go a week without eating a piece of fruit. I'm not that into it (though I do like berries and pears - and lots of other fruits). All the vegans I know eat gluten. Being a gluten-free vegan would be seriously challenging but I'm sure it's a reasonably well-represented group, what with all the issues caused by genetically modified wheat and a proliferation of modern snack food. <br /><br />Meditating on my urge to eat sugar, I realize that I desperately want it but when I eat it, I often feel terrible afterwards. I wonder how long it will take before I stop craving it. Like, will it be in this lifetime :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-43959369574784970882015-10-05T21:33:18.575-04:002015-10-05T21:33:18.575-04:00Sugar and dairy products will always be my weaknes...Sugar and dairy products will always be my weakness! And I have no desire/need to ever give up caffeine (coffee, dark chocolate). Life is too short for that. ;-) I'm sure I could go a two week stint without feeling terribly deprived though. On a related note, my husband and I have been doing intermittent fasting (IF) for the last month and a half. Just doing two fast days a week (which amounts to an allotted 500 cal intake, divided between breakfast and dinner for fast days) I've noticed a serious decline in that gross bloated feeling that had been plaguing me for years. On those two days I don't have any sugar (except what's in fruits or veggies), dairy, and generally no gluten. Eventually we'll go down to one fast day a week, but I've loved the dietary "reset" button those days give me. It's totally changed my relationship with food, even though I was fairly conscientious to begin with. I'm much more successful giving up certain foods for one or two days/wk instead of trying to do a Whole30 month, or what have you. I always seem to get a terrible virus that keeps me sick for two months every winter... hopefully the IF health benefits will keep that in check this time around!lisa g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09891757600316953288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-77142714582305308492015-10-05T20:07:07.890-04:002015-10-05T20:07:07.890-04:00I am currently in the Kraft Dinner for dinner phas...I am currently in the Kraft Dinner for dinner phase of home ownership. I'll get to the cleanse phase of my life eventually. ;) G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13895876509162816040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-31262010576640597942015-10-05T17:58:38.568-04:002015-10-05T17:58:38.568-04:00Isn't it interesting what we're willing an...Isn't it interesting what we're willing and not willing to give up in terms of diet? I'm lactose-intolerant and mostly manage by avoiding dairy, occasionally splurging with a lactase pill. I re-introduced moderate amounts of butter recently, but 2 weeks with zero dairy is no big deal. Same goes for caffeine... I don't drink coffee and only occasionally tea, I probably live without caffeine naturally for 95% of my days even counting chocolate (I don't eat a ton of dark chocolate and when you cut dairy it's a lot harder to get chocolate from dessert when you aren't cooking/baking for yourself).<br /><br />But gluten! I try to eat carbs in moderation, the way you eat dairy, but a gluten-free cleanse would be a ton of work and unnecessary deprivation for me. And I am not prepared to be a gluten-free vegan, thanks very much (it wouldn't be that healthy for me either since I despise legumes and love soy).<br /><br />Like you, sugar is definitely my gateway drug. I've cut back a lot on refined sugars by limiting dairy, but you will pry fresh fruit from my dead hands.Keilexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829409796775187413noreply@blogger.com